Metta Sandiford-Artest

Metta Sandiford-Artest — formerly Ron Artest, then briefly Metta World Peace — is one of the most fascinating characters the NBA has ever produced, and I mean that as genuine praise. The guy was the most terrifying perimeter defender of his generation, an absolute nightmare for opposing wings who earned the 2004 Defensive Player of the Year by being relentlessly physical and almost preternaturally locked in. But what makes him impossible to forget is the full picture: the 2004 Malice at the Palace brawl that seemed like it might define him forever, and then the redemption arc — capped by that clutch shot in the 2010 Finals with the Lakers, winning the ring he dedicated to his psychiatrist in the post-game interview. That moment alone tells you everything. He wore his mental health struggles openly at a time when athletes just didn't do that, and the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award in 2011 felt genuinely earned.

Name (English)

Metta Sandiford-Artest

Name (Japanese)

メッタ・ワールド・ピース

Reading

めった・わーるど・ぴーす

Born

November 13, 1979 (age 46)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Goat

Origin

Queens, New York, United States

Height

201 cm

Occupation

basketball player / rapper / actor / basketball coach

University

St. John's University

Awards & achievements

• 2004 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award
• 2004 NBA All-Defensive Team
• 2006 NBA All-Defensive Team
• 2011 J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://www.ronartest.com
• Xhttps://x.com/MettaWorld37
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A1%E3%83%83%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%EF%BC%9D%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%86%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88

Tags

• New York
• basketball player
• rapper
• actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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